Obligate methylotrophy: evaluation of dimethyl ether as a C1 compound.
The suitability of dimethyl ether as a C1 compound was examined with the obligate methylobacterium Methylococcus capsulatus (Texas). The ether did not support growth and was not formed during growth on methane; it was an inhibitor of growth and oxidation of methane and a poor oxidation substrate for cell suspensions. NADH stimulation of methane, but not dimethyl ether, oxidation occurred in cell extracts.
D008697:Methane / Q000378:metabolism; D008738:Methyl Ethers / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008772:Methylococcaceae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D009243:NAD / Q000494:pharmacology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010101:Oxygen Consumption
D008738:Methyl Ethers; D009243:NAD; C033413:dimethyl ether; D008697:Methane